Can’t say enough good things about Kudzu’s food, service, and the hospitality of its owner.

First of all, this not your ordinary fried seafood, sandwiches and burgers and bar food establishment. It is a cool, hip place to hang in Downtown Macon to relax and enjoy some seriously great food and drinks at reasonable prices. I was told that the owner and his wife started as a catering company in Macon and that innovation shows in how the menu items are presented and served. Since they are originally from Mobile, Alabama there is a Cajun/Creole influence in some of the menu items; but it is by no means overwhelming.

My wife and I started with the Jampups Jambalaya Hush Puppies, which were very original, not greasy, and delicious. In fact, NONE of the grilled or fried items that we ordered were cold or greasy.

The garden salad was very nice and big enough for two to split.

My wife loved her grilled Mahi Jezebel. I tasted it and loved the combination of subtle Cajun/Creole spices with some variety of fruit jams. It was cooked to perfection.

I really loved my Grilled Lobster Cheese Sandwich and it delivered the gourmet flavor bonanza that I expected from its description of lobster, diced tomatoes, green onion, and mascarpone and smoky provolone cheese. Unlike a lot of places, they DID NOT skimp on the lobster meat and you could taste the delicious, sweet morsels through the mix of cheeses.

As for our sides, the french fries and fried okra were hot, crispy, and not oily. The cheese grits were made the traditional way.

Having never been to Alabama to have a Lemon Icebox Pie, we tried a piece and thought it was a nice, less sweet, and more delicate version of a Lemon meringue pie. Glad we tried it!

Important to note that we had our two small dogs with us in Kudzu’s dog-friendly dining patio area and it was quite comfortable with the servers bringing the pups water and the tables spaced comfortably apart from each other. We were vey fortunate to have the owner sit down and chat with us about traveling with dogs. He is quite humble, in that he never mentioned who he was, until I figured it out because one of his staff was was talking to him about fixing some pipes.

If you’ve even been to a catered event, like a wedding or corporate event, and said to yourself, “Wow, that was some of the freshest, most creative, and best tasting food that I’ve had in a while”, that’s what you can expect at Kudzu Seafood Company, along with great service at a reasonable price.